Its almost 3:30 on a Sunday afternoon; it's time to head to the market down the road. What?? You want to come??? WONDERFUL! Hop on, hold on and here we go.................
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| Just a few hours previous on the market grounds. |
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| And here it is...filling up fast! |
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See the green sign?
Watch for it in the next picture. |
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| Loaded with booths and people and boys getting cold drinks. |
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| On the way in, watch out for puddles and slippery mud. On your left is a monk collecting offerings. A common sight in a predominately Buddhist nation. |
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| You smell that? Yes, the unmistakable scent of roasted bull frogs. Get one while its hot, with a side of fried pork rinds. |
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Okay, okay, I shouldn't have showed you those first. Lets go to the fruit area, much more
foreigner-friendly. |
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| Fresh pineapple, sliced and diced. Only $1. You want one? |
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| I know, hard to choose the perfect one. |
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Hold on, here we have some sort of nut they are selling by the can full.
If you want, I can get a sample for you. |
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| Where's George? Oh yes, choosing something to spend his allowance on. |
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| Got the ones you want? Great, lets keep moving. |
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All sorts of goodies baked in banana leaves and fire roasted. Lets see, we have shrimp, fish, rice,
and some sort of poultry. |
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| I see broth with snails and peppers floating around. Interested? |
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| For pets or dinner, you choose. |
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| The kids spy something big and shiny, yes, its a monstrous bouncy castle in the middle of the market. |
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| Hold on a second. After all that bouncing, the lads are hungry. |
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They decided on the squid. Want a bite?
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| And we are off again. Shoes on your left. And stretchy pants and t-shirts coming up. |
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Nice selection of fish laying on banana leaves. Not bad prices either.
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In the bins? Rice.
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WHOA! What's wrong? Oh sorry, should have warned you about the pig and all its parts for sale.
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| You getting tired yet? How about a few more stops? |
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Alright, let's head home. You did GREAT! You were a real trouper.
Not a market for the faint of heart.
Time to take home our goodies: flowers, bananas, fireworks, popcorn & crickets.
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